Exercise in the morning making you more hungry?

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  • Salvi30
    Salvi30 Posts: 196 Member
    YES that is why I'm not a big fan of it.
  • Ladyiianae
    Ladyiianae Posts: 271 Member
    No, seems to surpress my hunger
  • TKHappy
    TKHappy Posts: 659 Member
    Any suggestions on the best protein shakes? Or how to make them? I'm a newbie at them!

    My fanorite tastes like a PB&J:

    1 cup milk (I use almond)
    1/2 cup frozen (that way you dont have to use ice) berries...I usually go for strawberries or cherries!
    1 scoop chocolate protein powder
    1 tbs powdered or regular peanut butter

    Put in a blender and taDA!

    :)
  • birdieaz
    birdieaz Posts: 448 Member
    HA yes! I love the ravenous appetite from a killer morning workout. I also love knowing I can eat a big breakfast and not feel a bit of guilt afterwards.

    My favorite shake is Protein powder, almond milk, plain greek yogurt, peanut butter, a banana and a tsp of flax. That thing is a hefty 450 cal of pure yummy protein goodness.
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    YUP- I solve this by having a protein shake mixed with light vanilla soy milk before I workout (4:30am, I workout at 5). I have another after my workout with a banana or apple (6:30am) and then when I get to work I have either oatmeal with applesauce or some other mix in, or banana & powered peanut butter on a wheat round. I usually have around 350 cals in me between the shakes and my breakfast. I then have a 150-ish cal snack before lunch (which is at noon). I then have another snack between lunch and 5pm. I have dinner around 6:30, and then a have another protein shake (casein) before bed to hold be over til morning.

    I highly recommend Optimum Nutrition's Double Rich Chocolate protein powder. I've been using it since I started a protein supplement at the suggestion of a trainer and my brother (who went to school to be a nutritionist). It's a very pure mix, doesn't contain a lot of sugar and metal additives as some others out there, and has under 150 cals/serving. Plus, tastes great with water or (soy/almond/regular) milk. Sometimes I cut it 50/50 with water and milk. Also good to blend with milk & banana or peanut butter. I get mine on Amazon.com. You can get it anywhere that sells protein supplements really, it's a popular brand. I also take Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega strawberry fish oil & Optimum Nutrition Opti-Woman multi-vitamin with my morning protein shake.
  • SHHitsKaty
    SHHitsKaty Posts: 301
    YUP- I solve this by having a protein shake mixed with light vanilla soy milk before I workout (4:30am, I workout at 5). I have another after my workout with a banana or apple (6:30am) and then when I get to work I have either oatmeal with applesauce or some other mix in, or banana & powered peanut butter on a wheat round. I usually have around 350 cals in me between the shakes and my breakfast. I then have a 150-ish cal snack before lunch (which is at noon). I then have another snack between lunch and 5pm. I have dinner around 6:30, and then a have another protein shake (casein) before bed to hold be over til morning.

    I highly recommend Optimum Nutrition's Double Rich Chocolate protein powder. I've been using it since I started a protein supplement at the suggestion of a trainer and my brother (who went to school to be a nutritionist). It's a very pure mix, doesn't contain a lot of sugar and metal additives as some others out there, and has under 150 cals/serving. Plus, tastes great with water or (soy/almond/regular) milk. Sometimes I cut it 50/50 with water and milk. Also good to blend with milk & banana or peanut butter. I get mine on Amazon.com. You can get it anywhere that sells protein supplements really, it's a popular brand. I also take Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega strawberry fish oil & Optimum Nutrition Opti-Woman multi-vitamin with my morning protein shake.

    Thanks so much for the info!
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    What I've found through personal experience (backed by the advice of a trainer here at work) is that you really want a "replenishment snack" pretty much as soon as possible after your workout, and a peach just ain't gonna cut it.

    Experiment with combinations of the following:

    1. A 100-150 calorie snack, higher in complex carbs, before your workout.
    2. Snacks of various sizes, from 100 to 250-300 calories, within about a half hour after your workout. Mix of protein and complex carbs. Make sure it has a good bit of protein.

    Exactly what you do is up to your own preferences. A protein shake, a banana and some almonds, whatever floats your boat.

    It may or may not work for you, but I find that if I don't eat a little something satisfying fairly soon after my workout, I drop into BEAST MODE and start emptying refrigerators into my gaping maw. Anything edible in my sights becomes instantly unsafe, and I start getting creative ideas about how to make drywall edible.
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    Oh, and PS: I bicycle to work frequently. It's a 14 mile ride in hilly terrain, so I easily burn through 600 calories.

    I make a big batch of refrigerator oatmeal (1/2 cup oats, 1/2 cup yogurt, a splash of milk, a tablespoon each of peanut butter, unsweetened cocoa powder, and maple syrup or molasses, and a teaspoon of cinnamon - mix in a container and leave in fridge overnight).

    In the morning, I just take the container out of the fridge and throw it in my pannier bag with my lunch. When I get to work, instant replenishing deliciousness with lots of yummy recharging proteins and complex carbs. It costs pennies to make, keeps very well, takes almost no prep time, is very nutritious, and usually fills me up very effectively.

    For the days when it doesn't, I wait a half hour and if I'm still hungry I got buy a 2-egg omelet at the cafeteria. With whatever the heck I want in it, because I know it'll fill me up and when I burn off 1200 calories a day round tripping to work on the bicycle I already struggle with getting enough calories so as not to end up with dizzy spells and feeling crappy and whatnot.
  • SHHitsKaty
    SHHitsKaty Posts: 301
    That's awesome that you ride your bike to work! I've actually been talking about getting a bike because I think it would make for an interesting, easy work out. That way I could get out, bike around town, go down streets I haven't been on, see stuff I haven't seen all the while still working out and it's something different than going 30 minutes or an hour on the elliptical, lol.

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